Ponderous siltsnail

The ponderous siltsnail or ponderous spring snail, scientific name Floridobia ponderosa, is a species of small freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Hydrobiidae. This species is endemic to the United States.

Ponderous siltsnail
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Truncatelloidea
Family:
Hydrobiidae
Genus:
Floridobia
Species:
C. ponderosa
Binomial name
Floridobia ponderosa
(Thompson, 1968)
Synonyms
  • Cincinnatia ponderosa Thompson, 1968

References
  1. Mollusc Specialist Group (1996). "Floridobia ponderosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T4874A11101878. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T4874A11101878.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.


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